The 2018 Game Awards celebrated the year's best games with an impressive show — Here are this year's winners

Red Dead Redemption 2

The Game Awards 2018 have concluded after the winners in more than 20 categories were announced on December 6th. The winners were decided by a board of industry professionals with help from fans who have been voting for the nominees since they were announced on November 13th.

Rockstar Games' "Red Dead Redemption 2" and Sony's "God of War" led the pack with eight nominations each, including "Game of the Year" and "Best Narrative." Other Game of the Year contenders include Marvel’s "Spider-Man" (7 nominations), "Assassin’s Creed Odyssey" ( 4 nominations) and the indie game hit "Celeste" (4 nominations). Categories like Best Independent Game, Best Student Game and Best VR/AR Game also made space for some lesser- known titles to shine.

The Game Awards show also featured a bunch of new game announcements and trailers for fan-favorite titles, including Mortal Kombat and Marvel Ultimate Alliance. You can watch the full replay of the awards show via YouTube.

First established in 2014, The Game Awards advisory board includes executives from a dozen major gaming companies, including Xbox, Nintendo, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Valve, and Tencent.

Here's are the nominees from each category, with the winners in bold: